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Rodney

“An island named for a man called Hroda” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #1091 in the US (2025) · Retro

Rodney has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #33 (1965) · 247,150 babies named Rodney all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rodneys

• Rodney Robert Porter — English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917–1985)
• Rodney Dangerfield — American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
• Rodney King — African American police brutality victim (1965–2012)
• Rodney Williams — Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)
• Rodney Mullen — American professional skateboarder

In stories & tradition

• Rodney McKay — Stargate Atlantis
• Rodney Trotter — Only Fools and Horses
• Rodney Blackstock — Emmerdale

What Rodneys become

Among 937 notable people named Rodney:

Athletes appear 2.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer.

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